as in suggestive
provoking a memory or mental association
a sparkling winter day that was oddly reminiscent of summer in its cheering sunniness
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Recent Examples of reminiscent
Many of the elements inside the lounge are reminiscent of water, said designer John Trosino, who was inspired by the fountains across the city.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
His all-round play is reminiscent of what Jesus first brought to Arsenal in 2022, while his 6ft 4in height (1.92m) throws back to Arsenal strikers at the start of the 2000s.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Still, the optics are reminiscent of Daboll and Schoen conducting separate press conferences on a tense Black Monday after John Mara announced that both men were being retained for a fourth season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s a frenzy to invest early, reminiscent of the dotcom era, as investors don’t want to miss out on what is undoubtedly the next big thing.
—Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
His all-round play is reminiscent of what Jesus first brought to Arsenal in 2022, while his 6ft 4in height (1.92m) throws back to Arsenal strikers at the start of the 2000s.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Still, the optics are reminiscent of Daboll and Schoen conducting separate press conferences on a tense Black Monday after John Mara announced that both men were being retained for a fourth season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s a frenzy to invest early, reminiscent of the dotcom era, as investors don’t want to miss out on what is undoubtedly the next big thing.
—Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscent
Adjective
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The conversation even turned a bit suggestive toward the end of the episode, when Chung pulled out a series of questions from a jar to ask her husband.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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At night, its luminous structure will create suggestive shadow plays on the walls of the courtyard.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ryan Garcia sat down for a revealing interview with Ak and Barak of Ring Champs ahead of his return to boxing.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Few living filmmakers have a list of collaborators longer or stranger than Errol Morris: Donald Trump (in perhaps his single most revealing interview), Donald Rumsfeld, Steve Bannon, Stephen Hawking.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the 12th or 15th centuries, that contradiction expressed the prevailing Christian moral framework in vivid and evocative ways.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Grown in Eola-Amity Hills, the fruit used for this wine was harvested at the end of October; the higher level of natural sweetness produces this semi-sweet expression evocative of a German Spätlese (Spätlese, meaning late harvest).—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reminiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscent. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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